This route is a nice long is totally off trail. It runs up long and gentle sandy washes and steep rugged ridges to McCullough Mountain. From the trailhead, this route runs north over some low ridges into a sandy wash. This wash then heads NW through a sandy wash. You then gain a ridge line and contour around where you can take the ridgeline all the way to the summit. Alternatively, one could take ... (from [www.summitpost.com](http://www.summitpost.com/route/286434/mccullough-via-pine-spring.html).

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This route is a nice long is totally off trail. It runs up long and gentle sandy washes and steep rugged ridges to McCullough Mountain. From the trailhead, this route runs north over some low ridges into a sandy wash. This wash then heads NW through a sandy wash. You then gain a ridge line and contour around where you can take the ridgeline all the way to the summit. Alternatively, one could take ...

This route is much more scenic than hiking Crescent Peak from Crescent Peak Road. Hiking it from the North you can see the whole peak and ridge almost the whole way hiking up to the ridge. This route does require 4WD though the last part of the drive in.

Black MountainThe McCullough Mountain Range lies in Southern Nevada just south of the Las Vegas Metropolitan area. This mountain range consists of two ends: the northern end and southern end. These ranges vary and do not comprise of a single geological feature.The northern area of the range was created from volcanic activity. The highlight at the northern end of the range is Black Mountain with a...

Sheep Mountain is the prominent mountain rising on the east side of Jean, NV. It can be seen when driving along I-15 on your way to Las Vegas residing behind the state prison at its base on the West side of the mountain. The views from the summit provide excellent views of the McCullough Mountains to the East, the Spring Mountains to the West and Northwest, and many more desert lakes and desert pe...

The Castle Peaks are in the northeast corner of the Mojave National Preserve, and form a subrange of the New York Mountains. The subject peaks are composed principally of volcanic tuffs and breccias; deep erosion of these rocks has formed at least four distinct, sharp summits. However, only two summits have more than 300 of prominence: the peak marked Dove on the USGS 24k map (1776.7m), and the...

Nevada Solar One is the third largest solar power plant in the world, with a nominal capacity of 64 MW and maximum capacity of 75 MW, as of June 2007. The project required an investment of $266 million USD and electricity production is estimated to be 134 million kilowatt hours per year.
It is the second, Arizona Public Service's Saguaro Solar Facility opened in 2006, solar thermal power plant built in the United States in more than 16 years and the largest STE plant built in the world since 1991. It is on the southeast fringes of Boulder City, Nevada. It was built by Acciona Solar Power (formerly Solargenix), a partially owned subsidiary of Spanish conglomerate Acciona Energy. Acciona purchased a 55 percent stake in Solargenix and owns 95 percent of the project. Nevada Solar One is unrelated to the Solar One power plant in California.
The plant went online for commercial use on June 27, 2007. It was constructed over a period of 16 months. The total project site is approximately 40

In his classic desert peakbagging guidebook Desert Summits, Andy Zdon has this to say about Hart Peak: This sharp, volcanic peak is one of the more interesting in appearance within the region...Only sparse information is available on this peak."Im certain Im not the only one who has wondered about this curious little nugget of information. But how many have gone so far as to check it out and...

Lying some 60 miles south of Mount Stirling, the northernmost named peak in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada, home of such well-known and eclectic peaks as Mt. Charleston, Mummy Mountain, Bridge Mountain and Black Velvet Peak, is Devil Peak, the southernmost named peak in the range. Steep on all sides, this obscure little peak, with a striking pyramidal shape, lies only two miles from the C...

From Las Vegas drive South on HWY 93/95 towards Boulder City. Just passed the Railroad Pass turn south on HWY 95 towards Searchlight. Drive 28.2 miles and turn left (East) onto a dirt road just past mile marker 28. Go on this dirt road for 2 miles. Turn left and drive for 0.7 miles and then turn right on another dirt road. Then turn right onto another dirt road for 2.6 miles and park just before t...

Bard Peak, unofficially named (Point 4,969 on maps), can be hiked in combination with Ireteba Peak. The views of the Colorado River to the East and Lake Mojave to the Southeast are superb. Views to Spirit Mountain to the South, Red Rocks and Spring Mountains to the NW are great too. Bard Peak is in the El Dorado Mountain range of southern Nevada in Ireteba Peaks Wilderness. It is about 0.4 miles s...

The El Dorado Mountains are located about 30 miles southeast of the Las Vegas Valley. It is located between HWY 95 and the Colorado River between the Boulder City and Searchlight, NV. Sometimes this mountain range is referred to as Ireteba Peaks Wilderness. Comprising nearly 33,000 acres, this wilderness area was designated by Congress in 2002. Great views can be enjoyed of the Colorado River, Lak...

Ireteba Peak is the high point of the El Dorado Mountains. This peaked is named after Ireteba, a Mojave Indian Guide on the Whipple mapping expeditions. This peak is the next peak in the range North of &#8220;unofficially named&#8221; Bard Peak. Great views are to be enjoyed of the Colorado River, Lake Mojave, Red Rocks and the Spring Mountains in the distance (Northwest) to name a few.

Elevation ProfileYou use to be able to cut off about a mile off of this hike by being able to drive right up to the trail. Now though, with all the developments in the area, you have to park about a half mile away. This route is the easiest route, class 2, all the way to the summit with some tiny scrambles over some rocks.

This route up Black Mountain is a much more rugged route. It is trail less along the North Ridge and there is a lot of big boulders one would have to scramble around at times to reach the summit. The NW ridge up the trail would be preferred by most.

The Bird Spring Range is a rarely visited range lying SW of the Las Vegas metro area. It runs North-South starting from Blue Diamond Road (HWY 160) all the way down to Goodsprings, NV. Limestone is the main rock formation here. The Bird Spring Range High Point offers superb views of Las Vegas. This would be a great place to hike up and watch a Full Moon rise over the city and the city lights come ...

Keystone Canyon provides a simple way to reach the summit of New York Mountain, a craggy DPS goal. The roads are generally pretty good, and most of the hike is class 1 on an old, unobtrusive mining road, with a short stretch of talus and some class 2 past the mine and on the ridge. The last 200 of elevation gain is class 3+ (if you stay on route), to class 5 (if you miss the route

The Clark Mountain Range is located in eastern California, north of Interstate 15 and the community of Mountain Pass. The ranges stretches approximately 15 miles (24 km) in a southwest-northeasterly direction, beginning in the Mojave National Preserve, and ending near Stateline Pass, about one mile (1.6 km) from the Nevada border. Clark Mountain, at 7,929 feet (2,417 m) above sea level, is the principal peak of the range.The foothills of the range are in creosote scrub and Joshua tree forests, which adjoin the dense Joshua tree woodlands atop Cima Dome. Higher up, pinyon pine and juniper grow on the "sky island" which occasional rains create above 6,000 feet (1,800 m). The north side of the crest contains a small forest of white fir trees, which is extremely difficult to reach. Clark Mountain is one of three mountain areas where these rare trees persist; Kingston and New York Mountains are the other two areas where the Rocky Mountain white fir can be found in California.
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View of Las Vegas from Gass Peak.When the average American hears Southern Nevada what thought generally comes to mind? Las Vegas! Though Las Vegas and Southern Nevada may be the capital of gambling and entertainment in the United States, not many know it is one of the best locations to enjoy the great outdoors the U.S.A. has to offer. Las Vegas, known as the highlight in Southern Nevada to most...

The Mescal Range is a small mountain range in the eastern Mojave Desert in California about 12 miles from the Nevada state line. The range lies just to the south of Interstate 15 near Mountain Pass, north of the Ivanpah Mountains. The mountains are approximately six miles long, and contain the Mollusk Mine at the northern end.

This is a nice gentle route up to the summit of Shenandoah Peak. There is not a lot of vegetation you find while hiking some desert peaks, bush wacking is minimal if at all along this route. This route covers 1.82 miles to the summit with about 1,120 feet of elevation gain. Elevation Profile

From the picnic area, there are basically two possible routes, which can generally be referred to as the Left Route and the Right Route. Which one you choose will depend on where you start. If you start from the lower picnic area, you can pick either route. If you start from the upper picnic area, you will use the Left Route. However, no matter which route you use, your goal is the same. You want ...

This unnamed peak, known as Point 3753 on the USGS topo map, is one of the smaller peaks in the area surrounding Las Vegas, but don't let that discourage you from attempting to tag it's summit. It is slightly taller than it's neighbor, the heavily antennaed Point 3358, but pales in comparison to it's 5,092 foot neighbor, Black Mountain. Points 3358 and 3753 from N. Stephanie St. The mountain is vo...

Black Mountain is located in Southern Nevada between Searchlight and Lake Mojave. Views from the summit offer some of the greatest views of Lake Mojave, a portion of the Colorado River that widens between Boulder City, NV and Laughlin, NV. You also get nice views of nearby Spirit Mountain to the south and Copper Mountain to the north, El Dorado Mountains to the west, and peaks on the Arizona side ...

The route approaches Potosi Mountain from the south, via the town of Goodsprings, Nevada.Take I15 in Nevada to exit 12 (Jean/Goodsprings). Exit 12 is about 20 miles south of the southern end of Las Vegas. Head west-northwest (toward Goodsprings) on Nevada Highway 161 for 5.5 miles and turn right at a road that bypasses Goodsprings. If you choose to go through Goodsprings instead, go to the north s...

"Congratulations. You have reached obscurity." - Teutonia Peak summit register entry Indeed. Teutonia Peak is no major mountaineering objective. Rather, it is an excellent logistical base for a variety of worthwhile endeavors. The area is contained within Mojave National Preserve and boasts a number of cool things and plenty of interesting trivia. Let me lay some of it out here... In the northern ...

﻿An E Clampus Vitus historical marker located in the Bootleg CanyonMountain Bike Park reads as follows: Originally a NativeAmerican trail, Bootleg Canyon - also called the Hooch Highway wasa well-known backdoor into Boulder City and the Hoover Damconstruction site during prohibition. Bootleggers brewed illegalalcohol in stills hidden in draws and arroyos then moved it throughthe canyon into the dry community of Boulder City and down to theColorado River. Later, trails in the area were improved by theCivilian Conservation Corps, and the area was used for publicpicnics and gatherings. Today, Bootleg Canyon is the site of manyhiking and mountain biking trails. DEDICATED THIS 22ND DAY OFAPRIL, 2007 BY THE QUEHO POSSE CHAPTER 1919 ANCIENT AND HONORABLEORDER OF E CLAMPUS VITUS. Additional information about this site is available on theinternet (visit link).